On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 07:17:31PM +0200, Lars Nooden wrote: > > Ok. My misunderstanding. In that case I would propose the following > instead. > > /Lars > > Index: sysctl.conf > =================================================================== > RCS file: /cvs/src/etc/sysctl.conf,v > retrieving revision 1.47 > diff -u -p -r1.47 sysctl.conf > --- sysctl.conf 9 Jun 2009 11:52:54 -0000 1.47 > +++ sysctl.conf 14 Jan 2010 17:16:48 -0000 > @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ > # $OpenBSD: sysctl.conf,v 1.47 2009/06/09 11:52:54 sthen Exp $ > # > -# This file contains a list of sysctl options the user wants set at > -# boot time. See sysctl(3) and sysctl(8) for more information on > -# the many available variables. > +# This file contains a list of the most commonly used sysctl options > +# set at boot time and is a subset of those available. See sysctl(3) > +# and sysctl(8) for more information on the many variables available. > # > #net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 # 1=Permit forwarding (routing) of IPv4 packets > #net.inet.ip.mforwarding=1 # 1=Permit forwarding (routing) of IPv4 > multicast packets
i think this change is not really helpful. the comment is saying that this is the place to stick any sysctl options you want set at boot time. you have simply read it another way. remember that people will add stuff to this file. also we do not use configuration files as the main documentation for apps. so people are expected to read man pages. jmc
